About US

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Seth Hays is Managing Director and Co-Founder of APAC GATES, an Indo-Pacific based not-for-profit management consultancy. He brings over two decades of experience in the not-for-profit sector in Asia, including work with governments, leading universities, think tanks, and civil society organizations across the region. 

He also currently serves as Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis.

Previously, he was Chief Representative for a large not-for-profit association in the Indo-Pacific Region working on innovation policy, in which he established and operated association offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and Singapore, and also a visiting scholar at the East-West Center and Korea Foundation researching US and Korea economic security. 

He has testified before the Hong Kong Legislative Council on innovation policy, and contributed to amicus briefs before the Supreme Courts of India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. 

Seth is a regular contributor to media, including the peer-reviewed East Asia Forum, Asia Times, Tech Policy Press, and was cited in international publications and newswires such as The Economist, Barron’s, and AFP. He also authors the Asia AI Policy Monitor, a leading newsletter focused on Asia’s emerging tech policy.

He is a member of the New York State Bar and studied not-for-profit management at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He has an M.A. in Pacific and Asian Studies from the University of Hawaiʻi, and a B.A in science, technology, and society from Vassar College.

Morgan Hughes is Director of Research and Co-Founder of APAC GATES and an experienced policy researcher with a strong focus on trade association research and insights. She brings with her over 15 years of experience in project management, on-the-ground fieldwork for humanitarian not-for-profits and business associations, and practical policy advocacy having led policy briefings for governments across the Asia-Pacific region.

Morgan has worked for leading chambers of commerce in Asia, including with AmCham Taiwan and as Head of AmCham Singapore's Insights division, where she led multi-country research projects and represented the Chamber's research at regional forums such as the annual ASEAN Economic Minister's Meeting. Additionally, she has worked with the National Bureau of Asian Research, Humanitarian Outcomes, and the Center on International Cooperation across a wide spectrum of research and publications on regional security, humanitarian affairs, and economic policy.

She has authored and co-authored studies including "Towards a Resilient Digital Future" (AmCham Taiwan, 2023), "Digital Leadership Readiness: Lessons from Singapore" (AmCham Singapore, 2021), and "Aid Worker Security Report 2012: Host states and their impact on security for humanitarian operations" (Humanitarian Outcomes, 2012).

Morgan holds an M.A. in Politics (International Relations) from New York University and a B.A. in East Asian Studies (China) and History from Oberlin College. She has also studied at Columbia University and National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. Morgan was nominated for the Rising Star of the Year Award at the 2019 APAC Association Awards.